Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I:

• Ruled England from 1533-1603, known as the Golden Age
• She was the daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife. Inherited the throne when Mary,

her half-sister, was removed from the line of succesion.

• She was Protestant, but believed in religious toleration.
• She had a positive impact on England because she re-established the Protestant Church.
• She was deticated to her country in a way few monarchs ever were, had a mind of a political genious, and was very popular.
• She was most famous for proving that a woman could lead in war as well as any man after her battle with King Pillip I.